News Releases

December 6, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced a no contest plea was made today in the case involving Bijan Nickroo (DOB 09/27/87), of Simi Valley.
Nickroo, a teacher and coach at Simi Valley High School when he committed sex crimes on students, pled no contest to luring, oral copulation of a minor under 16, possession of child pornography and multiple counts of contact with the intent to commit child pornography crimes.
Throughout the investigation by the Simi Valley Police Department, 28 known victims were identified.
December 6, 2022
December 6, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced charges against a Camarillo man accused of embezzling from a Ventura business where he worked as an operations manager.
Gabriel Garcia, of Camarillo, is charged with grand theft, fraud and 19 counts of forgery. He pled not guilty at today’s arraignment.
December 6, 2022
Wildlife Trafficking Crew Charged and Pled Guilty to Poaching Crimes
An in-depth investigation by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife identified a large poaching and wildlife trafficking organization referred to as the “E-Bike crew.” The “E Bike crew” conspired with one another and Lizette’s Market to fraudulently reprint hunting licenses and tags for the purpose of unlawfully poaching wildlife. All seven defendants pled guilty to two or more felonies ranging between 180 and 220 days in jail, as well as a two-year probationary period.
December 5, 2022
December 1, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced a guilty verdict was returned by a Ventura County jury in a case where two gang members were involved in a deadly shooting.
December 1, 2022
November 18, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced the arrest of Daniel Montano (DOB 02/15/94), of Camarillo, by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation and the Camarillo Special Enforcement Detail. Montano, a real estate agent, has been charged with one count of grand theft and 14 counts of forgery.
November 18, 2022
November 17, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced charges against three members of a South American Theft Group, all identified by Customs and Border Protection’s National Targeting Center as Chilean nationals.
On November 9, 2022, the three defendants are accused of breaking into a Thousand Oaks home.
November 17, 2022
November 16, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced a guilty plea in the case involving defendant Michael Seidman, of Thousand Oaks. On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Seidman pled guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license.
November 16, 2022
November 15, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Zarbab Ali (DOB 01/04/97), of Hawthorne, has been charged with the murder of Simi Valley resident Rachel Castillo.
November 15, 2022
AT&T Agrees to Nearly $6 Million Statewide Environmental Settlement
The Ventura County District Attorney and the Santa Cruz County District Attorney were lead counsel in a civil prosecution of AT&T which led to a $5.9 million settlement for environmental violations. AT&T failed to report the location of numerous hazardous materials (batteries) with the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) at more than 3,000 sites across the state of California. AT&T self-reported the apparent oversight and cooperated with the statewide investigation. Ventura and Santa Cruz Counties each received more than $700,000 as a result of this settlement and the 56 other California counties and impacted regulatory agencies split the remainder of the $5.9 million.
November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office will have a specialized prosecution team that handles alcohol and drug-impaired driving cases through a $427,117 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).
November 14, 2022